Cashew, Tofu, Carrots, and Snow Pea Stir-Fry

February 26, 2013By Jess

I’ve always said that a stir-fry can be made of anything, even nuts. And if those nuts are cashews, even better. Roasted cashews provide just the right touch of flavor and texture in this cashew, tofu, carrots, and snow pea stir-fry recipe.

As you know, any ingredient can be made into a stir-fry. The keys are:

Coating the protein in corn starch.This extra step provides the protein with an extra layer of texture. The corn starch creates a crispy, golden outer layer for the tofu. It also helps the sauce adhere better to the tofu giving it plenty of flavor

Adding ingredients in the right order.You want all the vegetables to finish cooking at the same time. Clearly, not all ingredients take the same amount of time to cook, so you’ll need to think about what will take longest and therefore need to go into the wok first. In the case of this recipe, it’s going to be onions > carrots > snow peas. Since snow peas will take almost no time to cook, you can take the wok off the heat almost immediately after they’re added. The heat from the rest of the ingredients will basically cook the snow peas

Slice vegetables in a way so that they can cook quickly.In this recipe, carrots can take quite a bit to cook. My advice is to slice them as thinly as you can so they don’t hold up your dinner. Remember, stir-fries are great because they are supposed to be fast dinners

If you follow all the above tips, I promise you, you’ll have a delicious, quick, healthy, nutty dinner.

I’ve always said that a stir-fry can be made of anything, even nuts. And if those nuts are cashews, even better. Roasted cashews provide just the right touch of flavor and texture in this cashew, tofu, carrots, and snow pea stir-fry recipe.

Add carrots with a dash of salt. Stir-fry for 4 minutes and then add sliced snow peas, also with a dash of salt

Add tofu back in shortly after the carrots. Push all ingredients to the side of the pan to form a donut in the middle. Give sauce mixture a stir in case corn starch has sunk to bottom. Pour into the center of the pan. Wait for mixture to darken and bubble a lot. Then toss to coat everything

Cook for another minute and then remove from heat and add lemon juice and cashews. Season to taste with salt & pepper. Enjoy with chopped green onions and serve with rice!